Although New York is a concrete jungle, it is not lacking greenery too. This is because there are many parks within the city such as this one near times square. However, the park is extremely crowded just like any other place in New York. People are just sitting and lying on the grass enjoying the warmth of the sun in the chilly spring day. Some are just taking a nap on the grass while others are chatting or reading a book. We had our lunch there and just took a break after a lot of sight seeing.

That's me on top of the Rockerfeller building overlooking the all so famous central park. The park has been a back drop to many movies we have seen. It is really an oasis in this concrete jungle. The park is always crowded with people doing all sorts of things. Some are there just to sit at the benches and watch the world go by. Some take a short boat trip on the many lakes and others just play sports like baseball and football. The park is not only a place for people to relax and enjoy. It is also home to many special things like the strawberry fields which was specially dedicated to John Lennon of the Beetles. He used to live across the street from central park before he was assasinated. It is amazing that there are still people who still continue this tradition of offering flowers to him as a sign of respect. At one of the corner of the park sits the world famous metropolitan musuem of modern art. It is a pretty impressive building by itself. The building has a greek look with all the large columns lining the outside of the musuem. The inside is even more impressive with large glass facade looking out into the park. The exhibits ranges from the contemporary art to historical artefacts. It is really a world class musuem. Every corner of the city is filled with people and the musuem was jam packed with people when we got there in the late afternoon. The wide expanse of the musuem seem to swallow the people and it was not too congested. Young artists admiring the work of art.... and hoping to create their own art by first trying to emulate the great artists. A familiar scene from the movie Thomas Crown Affair?